Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, November 14, 1896, Page 4

Grand MReapids Mreratae'Review Published Every Saturday. By E. C,. KILEY. R IN ADVANCE Months........50¢ TWO DOLLARS A Y Six Months...... $1.00 | 7 Entered in the postofice at Grand Rapids Minnesota. as second-class matter —— BRYAN’S CALL TO DUTY. Every friend of the money of the constitution; every patriot who would preserve the nation’s hberties—who beheves that the great producing masses should be protected by law equally with the more fortunate classes; every citizen who would render that service to his country which plain duty demands, should read and_re- member the words of counsel and en- couragement made public by William J. Bryan the day following his defeat. Bryan did not emerge from the great contest downcast and dispairing, but hike Towne, was “prepared for either fortune.” It requires no great stretch of the imagination to picture that marvelous of the people’s cause, when the news came of .Mc- Kunley’s election. One correspondent who was at the Bryan home when the made that the gold forces had triumphed, descnbes moment as Bryan of congratulation to * It was a touch- The walls were crowded with pictures of dead statesmen. On a pile of books gleamed the white death mask of Abraham Lincoln, and lying beside it were the sculptured hands of the greatemancipator. ‘The silence was so absoulte the ticking of the clock could be heard. It was the end of a great revolution. Mr.Bryan re-wrote the message. Then he stood up and read it. How strong and brave and manly he looked. His damp_ hair was thrown back from his noble fore- head, and the muscles of Ins throat stood out like the sinews ofa gladi- ator. Tehre was no fear, no regret in his eyes. There was no trembling in the big, strong hands. He looked hike a leader at that moment.” He was un- daunted by temporary reverses; his spirit of determination,guided alone by a sense of duty so high that self was all forgotten—he thought only of the battle in the future—knowing that the campaign just closed had served a noble purpose, leaving the people, as -1t prepared for the graduating exercises of political economy in 1900, The same resolute ambition to overthrow the money changers and re-establish prin- ciples and conditions that will again make possible a prosperous republic, sustained Bryan defeated it had inspired Bryan the candidate. In the hour of the enemy’s victory Bryan counsels the friends of bimetallism and his brave, defiant call to duty should find a quick response from every believer in bimetallism throughout the country. Read his words and let his advice be followed by the Gold and Silver clubs of Itasca county—of the Sixth district, Minnesota and every- where in the great west. Mr. Bryan said in his address: ‘No personal or political friend need grieve because of my defeat, My ambition has been to secure immediate legislation rather than enjoy the of office. Therefore, defeat brings to me no feeling of personal loss” * * * “In the face of an enemy rejoicing at its victory, let the roll be called for the engagement, and urge all friends of bi- leader final admission was the scene of the wrote a me McKinley ing sight. were, as honors metallism to renew their allegiance to Ifwe are right, and I are, we shall yet triumph Unul convinced of his error, let each advocate of bimetallsm work. Let all silver clubs retain continue th their organization, hold regular meetings and circulate literature. Our opponents have succeeded in this campaign, and to the Instead of talking mysteriously must now put their theories test, about ‘sound money’ and ‘an honest dollar’ they must now elaborate and defend financial system, Every step taken by them should be publicly considered by the silver clubs. Our cause has prospered most where the money question has been longest dis cussed among the people. During the next four years it will be studied all over this nation, even more than it has been studied in the past. The year 1900 is not far away. Before that year arrives those who have called themselves gold standard Democrats will become bimetallists and be with us, or become Republicans and thus open enemies. Before that year. atriyes trusts will have convinced still a ide | On the other hand the ° more people that a trust is a menace to private welfare and to public safety; before that year arrives, the evils of a gold standard willbe more evident than they are now, and the people then ready to demand an American financial policy for the American people and will join with us in the im- mediate restoration of the free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver at the present legal ratio of 16 to 1, without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation.” TO FA CILT TATE ELECTIONS. The all night work that fell upon the judges. and clerks of the Grand Rapids precincts in the recent elec- tion emphasized the suggestion that some quicker aud more effective method of counting the ballets should come into general'use. The Austral- ian system of voting is, in the main, a great improvement over the old method that caused so much soliciting and pulling and hauling at the polls, but the counting of ballots at present is a slow and tedious operation, and the most skillful men who were engaged in the work here are satisfied that great improvements can be made in this portion of the system. The elec- tric voting machine used in New York and elsewhere, has important points of superiority, particularly in keeping a record, number by number, as each vote is cast. The voters sim- ply press the buttons opposite the names of the candidates they wish to vote for and the machine does the rest, Its sitnphicity and accuracy are unquestioned. Its cost is a question to consider but the outlay would in all likelthood be well invested through the saving of time and expense it would make in counting and canvass- ing future returns. In view of the reported 748 majrity for Page Morris given by the official reports from the other counties _ of the Sixth district the bimetallists in Itasca county have done well in their canvass for Charles A. Towne, Tuose who think the duties of at canvassing board are mere matters of form should have attended the official count at the courthouse yester- day and Thursday. Hon. Cuartes A. Towne fought for principle. His opponents fought for principal and interest to be paid in gold, Morrison Muses. Down in Duluth the howling Hust- ler hungry for Hanna’s hide mutilates the monotony of Republican ruin and literates on the late landslide in the following fashion : DEMOCRACY DOWNED Brave Bryan Battalions Battling for Bi- metallism Badly Beaten by Bold Bands of Bankers Backed by Boodle. Confederated Cohorts Crucified on the Cruel Cross and Consigned to the Cold Ceme- tery’s Clammy Clasp. Poor Populists and Popocrats Punched and Pounded Into Pulpy Pieces by Proud and Pampered Plutocracy. Timber Culture The goweryment forestry commission has completed its work in the field, and its members have returned to their homes in the east. The com- jmissioners were designated by the National Academy of Sciences at the request of the secretary of the interior, to examine the timber lands of the west and the Pacific slope, and rec- ommend a national policy for their protection and preservation. They have spent the summer time in pursuing their inquires and have re- turned with copious notes which will be embodied in a voluminons forestry report on the compilation of which the commissioners are now engaged. —Mississippi Valley Lumberman. A Blow at Turkey. The Thanksgiving season is at hand and Uncle Sam is preparing to take a fall out of turkey, but it would be to his satisfaction Mf he could t the Turkey across the detriment to mankind. nt Paul & a benefit to mankind, and to the traveling public, be- Ss service and its facilities. ve made it the popular route at all seasons of the year between St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, West Superior, Stillwater, Vaylor’s Falls and other points of interest and im- portance. The Duluth Short Line, as ibis generally known. always has tbe latest and best equipment; its trains run rapidly and smoothly at handy hours; the route is through a picturesque and prosperour country; and it makes close connections at handsome terminals with trains run- more Duluth i: U ning io all points of the compass. Always take the Duluth Short Line and go with the people, Apply to their ticket agents for maps, » circu- lars, folders and information, or write direct to W. A. Russell, General Pas- senger Agent, St. Vaul, Minn. of some simple Wanted—An [dea ex sose'stans Protect. ideas: they may by ou wealth. Write JOHN WEDDE! Pe Gon Patent Aton RN & CO. neys, Washington, D. C., for their $1,000 prize offer and hist of two hundred inventions wanted. ‘Who can think TOWNE NOT. DISMAYED The Sixth District Congressman Dis- cusses the Recent Campaign. TURNS DEFEAT TO VICTORY “I Took My Political Life in My Hands With Full Knowledge of the Contingencies and Prepared for Either Fortune.” These are the words of a brave and} generous man, who dared defy his) party when his party was in the wrong—a man inspired with a patriot- ism that scorned to consider self, a heroism worthy of that great Ameri- can—Charles A. Towne. Two days after the battle of the ballots, Congressman Towne gave out the following brief address through the Duluth Evening Herald: “IT wish it to be understood that I am not ‘crushed’ by my defeat, as has been said. The slanders connected with the way I have met the result of the election have been a piece with those which characterized its pro- gress. When I took the stand many months ago, in behalf of the welfare of the people. as I understood it, and against the trusts and gold standard powers, I then underwent all the bitterness of self renunciation. I was prepared for personal failure. I was not consulting my own selfish inter- ests. Had I done so I should have been compliant to the will of the reigning powers of the Republican "The prtceedings of the last meeting were read and approved. A petition praying for the formationgt a new school district to comprise all of Town- ship 58, Range 24. was presented? and the following action taken thereon: Whereas, a petition, duly signed, bas been duly presented to the Board of County Com‘| misstoners of Itasca county, Minnesota, at a session of said Board held on the 3ist day of October, 1898, asking for the formation of a new school district to be composed of the fol- lowing -desoribed tefritory, to-wit: All of Township Fifty-three (53), north of Range Twenfy-four (24) west. Now, therefore, it is ordered that said petition be heard by this Board at the session thereof commencing on the 5th day of December, 1896, at the office of county auditor, in Grand Rapids in said county. And it isfurther ordered, that notice of time and place of such hearing be given, by posting a copy of this order in one public place in each of the school districts to be affected by Bsaid petition and by hand- ing to and leaving with the clerk af each of said school districts personally a copy of this order, at least ten daysbefore the time appointed for such hearing, und that a copy of said notice be published once in the Grand Rapids Herald-Review. George Lypick, Charman Board of County Commissioners of Itasca county, Minn. Attest: H. R. Kine, Ceunty Auditor and ex-officio clerk of board. A letter was read from Mr. H. H. Hart. secretary of the state board of corrections and charities, approving of the poor house plans. Application of John P. Meyers for an abatementof taxes upon land in Town 152 range 29, from thes um of $94.40 to the sum of $13.13, was recommended to the state auditor for approval. Application of C. A. Smith for a reduction in the assessed valuation for 1894 upon cut over lands, with a corresponding refundment of taxes paid, from a valuation 05 $36.050 to a valuation of $13,150.00 was recommended to tbe state auditor for approval. Upon motion, the county treasurer, A. A. Kremer, was allowed the sum of $300.00 for clerk hire for the year 189, under Chapter 288, Laws of 1895. The following bills were audited and al- lowed: ee tes party. Itook my political life in my hand with full kuowledge of the con- tingeucies and prepared for ‘either fortune.’ Thence forward it was the people’s fight more than mine. The defeat, also, is more the people’s de- feat than mine. I could have saved myself by betraying them. I chose rather to risk myself in the hope of serving them. I should du the same thing again. Ido not deny feeling a deep personal regret as to my small lot in the general fall, but it is as nothing to what I feel for the tem- porary repulse of the cause, and the consequent loss and suffering that must be borne by the people. But justice only sleeps. God is not dead. By and by, whether partly through any further aid of mine or not, for that is unimportant, the cause will triumph, and then I will know the intinite happiness of having con- tributed in some small degree, in my day and generation, to the coming of the light. “I desire to thank all my friends here and elsewhere, for the splendid support they have given tne, and the valiant services they have done for humanity. I am especially glad to have received from the city I have tried to serve the maguiflcent en- dorsement of more than 2000 majority. It gives the lie to the claim so pre- sistently made, that I have been mis- representing the sentiment of my home, and it shows that the intelli- gence and real citizenship of St.Lonis county are overwhelmingly in favor of bimetallism, Igladly accept-the unbought support of this great com-/ munity, while leaving to Judge Mor-j ris the enforced pronouncement of the unfortunate men on the Vermil- ion iron range, over whom the Minne- sota Ironc company claims and exer- cises a more than fuedal lordship. As to the cause itself, for which we have fought so valorously, we shall not despair of it. We believe that events will justify our conten- tion that no permanent prosperity is possible under the gold standard. When that demonstration is made we shall come forward again and, rein- forced by unanswearable argument and experience, we shail restore the money of the constitution and the reign of the peuple. Our noble leader, Mr. Bryan, is young, vigorous and uo- dismayed. In 1900 I expect him to lead us tu victory in the greatest up- rising the Awerican ballot has ever evidenced. Meantime we believe in the rule of the majority and_ will sub- mit with good grace to the laws and policies that the successful party may inaugurate. CHARLES A. ‘lOWNE. Duluth, Oct. 7. PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF County Commissioners OF Itasca County, Minn, Held October 31st, 1896. [OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.] Auditor's Office, ' Ttasca County, Minn, ¢ Pursuant to adjoument. the Board of County Commissioners met at 'the Auditor's | office this 3isi day of October, 186. j | Daniel Rogers. seven days surveying. A. A. Chase, fire warden.. 3.00 August Amel. fire warden. 8.00 Edward Moore, fire warden. 16.00 frank Brown, fire warden 10.00 M. L, Toole, sheriff's fees. 35.84 R. Brown, juror fees in justice court... 1.12 J.B. Howes, lights for October. ... 50.00 H. B. Ehle, coroner's fees in case of J. H. Brennan. 18.40 Beckfelt & Mather, merchandise to county.. 1.20 Henry Logan, 80 cords of wood 196 00 14.00 20.00 Jesse Harry, work with surveyor. Geo. L. Dewey, board of Frank Bell. Gee. L. Dewey, merchandise for Frank Bell... Bera A. McWilliams, team for surveyor. Eli Signal, board of E. H. Reed, pauper E. ©. Kiley, printing proceedings, ete... Bernard & Webster, printing ballots, ete. .... E. ©. Kiley, publishing official ballot T. W. Shaw, coming after ballots ‘rom Koochiching... 66.20 T. L. Kinchella, coming after ballots from Ray... v=» 69.00 A.E. Wilder, work on Prairie river road .... sve 194,00 James Sherry, agent, work on Prairie river road P owers-Simpson C lake road. H. B. Eble, treatment and care of pau- pers... 11,70 8.00 7.50 37°30 160.00 120.00 W. V. Fuller & Co., burial of pauper... Beckfelt & Mather, merchandiset to paupers..... Itasca Mercantile C Lars Larson. merchandise to wa 5,00 The following bills for work on the Smokey Hollow road were audited and allowed: 50.00 12.00 14.00 62.00 54.00 14.00 54.00 108.00 67.50 35.00 4.00 Mike Connors. Mike Conners. Harry Daugherty Barney McGuire. Joseph Chisholm James McFarland James McFarland. James Costello, with team. James Costello... Angus McKinnon. Gus Nelso James McGnire Andrew Sweene Thos, McLane John Kirby. Luke Coyle. Chas. E. Seelye, with Dan Keefe, with team. Dan Keefe Edward Dale. James Peck Louis Fremont .. James Howard. Chas."Lyons. John Sheehy . John Sheeb: Wm. Dibert F, W. Lawrenge. with team. John Phillips: Hugh Shannon, with team John Coffman Ed O'Connell, with team. Ed O'Connell. George Parker. . W. Dunton. Lawrence King C. H. Woo J. M. Romans, with team. Thos. Smith.. Henry Logan, overseeiug work. P. A. Daly, on bridge contract. The following bills for work on poor house were allowed: ‘am. A. Racine ... J.C. Babcock 21.38 Geo. Vient.. 25.00 A. 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